John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor...
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John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American business magnate, real estate developer, investor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the...
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John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the...
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Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history. John Jacob...
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John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was an American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War. He was...
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Lieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor V, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, DL (20 May 1886 – 19 July 1971) was an American-born English newspaper proprietor, politician...
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Major Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII, MBE, ERD (29 August 1918 – 10 September 2000) was an English politician and sportsman. He was a member of the prominent...
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the RMS Titanic. She was the second wife and widow of businessman John Jacob Astor IV. Madeleine Talmage Force was born on June 19, 1893, in Brooklyn...
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Muriel Astor (July 7, 1902 – July 19, 1956) was an American heiress, socialite, and member of the Astor family. She was the daughter of John Jacob Astor IV...
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Backhouse Astor Sr. (September 19, 1792 – November 24, 1875) was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune...
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Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of yachtsman William Backhouse Astor Jr. They had five children, including Colonel John Jacob Astor IV...
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John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, PC, DL (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family....
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the prominent Astor family. His elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the British line of Astors in the United...
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Ava Lowle Willing (redirect from Ava Astor)
Willing, later Astor; September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite. She was the first wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV and later married...
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after him. William Waldorf Astor was born in New York City. He was the only child of financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) and Charlotte...
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he was born in New York City on November 15, 1891. Astor was the elder child of John Jacob Astor IV, a wealthy businessman and inventor, and his first...
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John Jacob Astor may refer to: Sarah Todd Astor (1762–1842), wife of John Jacob Astor Charlotte Augusta Gibbes Astor (1825–1887), wife of John Jacob Astor...
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Andrew Carnegie, but others say Bill Gates, Cornelius Vanderbilt I, John Jacob Astor IV, or Henry Ford. Lower ranks are a matter of even bigger debate....
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Astor (1916-1980) Jakie Astor (1918-2000) Michael Astor (b. 1946) John Astor (1962-1963) John Rudolph Astor (1881) John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of...
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The John Jacob Astor Hotel, originally known as the Hotel Astoria, is a historic former hotel building located in Astoria, Oregon, United States, and listed...
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Charlotte Astor, who married James Coleman Drayton and, after his death, George Ogilvy Haig. She had one younger brother, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, who...
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Astor of Hever, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1956 for John Jacob Astor,...
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demolished in 1913; the rest was demolished in 1926. The Astor House was built by John Jacob Astor, who assembled the lots around his former house until...
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Plaza and Astor Place Station Plaza. "Astor Place" is also sometimes used for the neighborhood around the street. It was named for John Jacob Astor (at one...
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John Astor (26 September 1923 – 27 December 1987) was a British Conservative politician. John was the youngest of three sons born to John Jacob Astor...
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John Astor may refer to: John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), German-born American businessman John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890), grandson of the above, American...
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Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is a science fiction novel by John Jacob Astor IV, published in 1894. The book offers a fictional account of life...
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St. Regis New York (section John Jacob Astor ownership)
neighborhood of New York City. The hotel was originally developed by John Jacob Astor IV and was completed in 1904 to designs by Trowbridge & Livingston...
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RMS Titanic sinking where her first husband John Jacob Astor IV died, and had a posthumously born son named John Jacob Astor VI with him. Dick also had an elder...
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The American Fur Company (AFC) was founded in 1808, by John Jacob Astor, a German immigrant to the United States. During the 18th century, furs had become...
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